It’s bad enough that Congress allows military assault-style weapons to be sold to the general public, making instruments of mass carnage available for the price of a laptop computer. Making matters worse, lawmakers have granted the gun industry near-blanket protection from liability for the damage inflicted with their weapons, unlike other companies that make or […]
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Our View: Unified sports a big win for Maine
Five years after its first season, Unified basketball is bringing people together, and winning fans.
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View from Away: How President Trump’s diversion of funds to pay for wall will hurt military preparedness
President Donald Trump’s plan to divert $6.6 billion from the Pentagon and the Treasury Department to help pay for the construction of a border wall is a frontal assault on the constitutional provision that gives Congress the authority to appropriate public funds. It is shocking that 41 Republican senators accepted this extralegal seizure of power. […]
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Our View: Don’t stop talking about domestic violence
We can’t let it go back into the shadows.
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View from Away: Christchurch violent videos reflect Facebook, YouTube failures
The viral videos showing the New Zealand mosque shootings demonstrate the ever-present risk of what happens when technology spins out of control Slowing innovation isn’t the answer, unless we want a return to The Dark Ages. But a day of reckoning awaits the tech industry if it continues to put profits ahead of the public’s […]
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Our View: Fewer cars, healthier air should be future of Maine transit
Particularly around southern Maine, our commutes are making us angry and unhealthy.
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Our View: Who speaks for the Maine Republican Party?
The party risks being taken over by a bigoted, facts-challenged faction now in charge.
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Our View: Rapid decline in insect population is alarming
All over the globe, insects are disappearing – and that’s not good for the ecosystems they support.
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Our View: Anti-vaccination parents don’t have right to put others at risk
Students with immune deficiencies, though, do have a right to a safe school.
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View from Away: The college admissions process was scandalous long before we learned about celebrity bribes
The indictment of dozens of wealthy parents, including several Hollywood actresses and business leaders, along with the top college athletic coaches they allegedly bribed, tells a shocking story of corruption and deception in college admissions. If the charges are true, these privileged but desperate parents sought to ensure spots at elite schools for their children […]